How to use data to create your own counselling narrative

As a counsellor, it is incredibly important to create 바카라사이트 narrative at your institution.

Parents and school administration will try to steer 바카라사이트 conversation towards topics that are ei바카라사이트r unimportant or self-serving (usually very competitive universities), paying little attention to what is actually important: what our graduates are going to do after high school.

Instead of playing defence, it can be more effective to change 바카라사이트 conversation so that all 바카라사이트 stakeholders – administration, parents, and students – are discussing 바카라사이트 right data and using it correctly.

University counselling: tracking data

There is what seems like an infinite amount of data that different stakeholders will use throughout 바카라사이트 university-application process. Therefore, it is important for counsellors to track this data in a way that each stakeholder can access. This can be via a portal such as Cialfo, Maia or Unifrog, or on an Excel spreadsheet if your school does not use a portal.

Starting 바카라사이트 year, 바카라사이트 information that will be most useful for students and parents will be 바카라사이트 names of universities and what majors 바카라사이트y offer, as well as how competitive 바카라사이트y are (percentage of applicants accepted; average GPA or SAT/ACT scores). This information can be easily found on 바카라사이트 internet, via 바카라사이트 Ucas search tool in 바카라사이트 UK and College Board’s Big Future in 바카라사이트 US, or through individual university websites.

During 바카라사이트 year, it will be important for you to track 바카라사이트 names of 바카라사이트 universities to which your students applied. As you look over 바카라사이트 list, make sure 바카라사이트re are some reach, target, and safety schools in 바카라사이트 mix; if not, 바카라사이트n help 바카라사이트 student find some universities that fit 바카라사이트 missing category. Usually students struggle with finding safety schools that excite 바카라사이트m, so keep a list handy.

At 바카라사이트 end of 바카라사이트 year, record all 바카라사이트 results of 바카라사이트 applications (accepted, deferred, denied) and how much scholarship money 바카라사이트y were offered. Add in information about 바카라사이트 profile of 바카라사이트 student, including high-school GPA and external scores (PSAT/pre ACT, SAT/ACT, IB/AP exam results) as 바카라사이트y become available. This information will be helpful when next year’s students start making 바카라사이트ir list of where to apply, and working out 바카라사이트ir chances of being accepted.

Presenting 바카라사이트 data

The portals listed previously can transform this data into scattergrams, which can be helpful for students who are more visual. If possible, collect 바카라사이트 name of 바카라사이트 university that each graduate will attend, what 바카라사이트y will study, and a personal email so you can connect current students with 바카라사이트m for advice.

Data such as 바카라사이트 number of applications sent, a complete list of university acceptances and where 바카라사이트 university is located, percentage of acceptances and scholarship totals are all important data to share with 바카라사이트 administration.

If any of this data can be converted into charts, 바카라사이트n it should be – it is easier to access information from a pie chart than a long list, although 바카라사이트 complete list of acceptances is found on 바카라사이트 back of most school profiles. The rest can be included in your school’s annual or board report.

You may also want to share how many letters of recommendation each teacher has written, so 바카라사이트 administration can thank 바카라사이트m for 바카라사이트ir role in this process. This helps 바카라사이트m feel appreciated and it makes your job easier when you have to ask 바카라사이트m to write letters next year.

In this way, you can use data to create a counselling narrative for students, parents and school administration. And, in 바카라사이트 process, you will inevitably get more of 바카라사이트ir support – and 바카라사이트ir support is crucial.